Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are among the most widely prescribed medications in the United States, primarily for managing depression. While SSRIs emerged as antidepressants during ...
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are a class of drugs that affect the brain’s serotonin system, and doctors most commonly prescribe them as antidepressants. SRIs increase the levels of serotonin ...
In the first directive since his nomination to secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thrust psychiatric medications and their use among children into the national spotlight.
Are antidepressants next on Trump's chopping block? President Donald Trump issued an executive order last week to establish the "Make America Healthy Again Commission" to target chronic diseases, ...
Most of the available anti-depressant drugs do one thing: They selectively block reuptake. That is why they are called selective reuptake inhibitors. A drug that is a selective serotonin reuptake ...
January 18, 2010 — Individuals with treatment-resistant depression tend to have the G/G genotype associated with higher levels of 5-HT 1A autoreceptors, and turning off some of those autoreceptors ...
In the treatment of mental health disorders like depression and anxiety, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often prescribed as first-line treatments. Among the most popular SSRIs are ...
The commission, chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will examine the potential overmedication of children with antidepressants. While some antidepressants are approved for children, they are more ...